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Table 3.2. Pearson Correlations between Immersive Tendency and Presence
r
Involvement .34 +
Focus .329 +
Games .54* ++
* p < .05; + medium to large effect size; ++ large effect size
3.1.3.3 GSR. In order to determine the degree of relationship between individual
measures of Immersive Tendency and the VR Experience parameter GSR, Pearson’s
Correlations were calculated pairing each of the Immersive Tendency sub scale scores
with ∆GSR. These correlations were not found to be statistically significant and are
displayed in Table 3.3.
Table 3.3. Pearson Correlations between Immersive Tendency and ∆ GSR
r
Involvement .144
Focus -.038
Games -.027
3.1.3.4 Gender. In order to compare the effect of gender on the virtual reality
experience measure Presence, a Univariate Analysis of Variance was computed with
gender (male vs. female) as the independent variable and Presence as the dependent
variable. This Analysis of Variance was marginally significant F (1, 20) = 3.507, p =
.076, eta2 = 0.149 (effect size medium-large). The mean computed for males (M = 5.082,
SD = .360) was greater than the means for females (M = 3.886, SD = .528) with respect to
Presence scores.
In order to compare the effects of gender on the virtual reality experience measure
of GSR, a univariate Analysis of Variance was computed with gender as the independent